Chris Lynch is a Scottish author of books for young people. His works include Inexcusable, a finalist for the National Book Award, and Iceman, Shadow Boxer, Gold Dust, and Slot Machine, all ALA Best Books for Young Adults; Freewill was also a Michael L. Printz Honor Book, Some of his works are intended for a highschool level audience; some for children and younger teenagers.

His short story "The Pellet in the paint can" has been included in the collection Guys Write for Guys Read". (New York: Viking, 2005), and "Arrangements" was included in No Such Thing as the Real World (Harper Collins, 2009 ISBN 9780061470585)

His books include:

• Cyberia ( Scholastic Press, 2008 ISBN 9780545027939) held in over 500 libraries according to WorldCat and Cyberia #2: Monkey See, Monkey Don't (Scholastic Press, 2009 ISBN 9780545027946)
• "The Big Game of Everything (HarperTeen, 2008) held in about 600 libraries according to WorldCat
• "Me, dead Dad and Alcatraz" (HarperCollins Publishers, 2005, ISBN 9780060597108) held in over 500 libraries according to WorldCat
  • Reviewed in School Library Journal
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• Sins of the Fathers (HarperTempest, 2006)
• Inexcusable (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005) held in about 1700 libraries according to WorldCat
  • Korean translation: 용서할수없는 / Yongsŏ halsu ŏmnŭn (메타포, Sŏul-si : Metʻapʻo, 2008.)
• The gravedigger's cottage 2005
• Who the man 2002
• All the old haunts 2001
• Freewill (Harper Teen, 2001, ISBN 9780064472029) held in about 1600 libraries according to WorldCat
  • Reviews: Horn Book, Chicago Tribune, Kirkus Reviews
  • German translation: Nenn es wie du willst (Hamburg : Carlsen, 2003)
• Gold dust 2000 held in about 1400 libraries according to WorldCat
• Extreme Elvin 1999
• Whitechurch 1999
• The Wolf Gang 1998 (He-Man Women Hater's Club)
• Johnny Chesthair 1997 (He-Man Women Hater's Club)
• Ladies Choice 1997 (He-Man Women Hater's Club, v.4)
• Scratch and the Sniffs 1997 (He-Man Women Hater's Club )
• Babes in the Wood (He-Man Women Hater's Club)
• Mick and Dog eat dog 1996
• Blood relations 1996
• Political timber 1996
• Slot Machine 1995
• Little Rascals 1994 (He-Man Women Hater's Club)
• Iceman 1994
• Gypsy Davey 1994
  • Italian translation: Davey il vagabondo (Milano : Mondadori, 2001)
• Shadow Boxer 1993